Category Archives: Students
Adebayo-Ige Takes Second for Early PhD Technical Talk
Doctoral student Promise Adebayo-Ige took second overall in the judging of the Early PhD technical talks at the GEM conference in Houston.
Hayes’s Testimony Helps Save Nuclear Energy in Illinois’s Bid for Clean Energy
Doctoral student Alyssa Hayes offered testimony to the Illinois state legislature about the proposed retirement of three nuclear power plants.
Artificial Intelligence Boosts Effort to Design the Next Generation of Reactors
A team of faculty and graduate students applied a multi-objective genetic algorithm to the design of the Fast Neutron Source for spectrum matching and flux maximization.
Students Snag 2021 Innovations in Nuclear Technology Research and Development Awards
Devon Drey, Robby Kile, and Ed Duchnowski are among the latest winners of the Innovations in Nuclear Technology Research and Development Awards.
Fusion for the Future
Recent doctoral graduate Shawn Zamperini’s research observing impurity transport in the edge of core plasma landed him a position with DIII-D National Fusion Facility.
Dynamic Model a Breakthrough for Molten Salt Reactor Safeguards
Doctoral student Alex Wheeler led research to create a new dynamic model for the underexplored topic of safeguarding Molten Salt Reactors.
Keeping Crowds Safe
Professor and UCOR Fellow Jason Hayward and EECS Gonzalez Family Professor Hairong Qi recently completed a five-year project funded by DHS to develop a portable nuclear or radiation detector.
Students Win Local ANS Chapter Awards
The Oak Ridge and Knoxville Section of the American Nuclear Society selected Madison Ratner and Madison Allen to receive its annual scholarship award. Miller McSwain and Anthony Tom received its Undergraduate Achievement Award.
Rods, Reels, and Rivers
Graduate student Jonah Duran relaunched the student organization Vols on the Fly, which is focused on the conservation of freshwater ecosystems and habitats, in late 2019.
UT Ranks Highest in Nuclear Engineering University Program Scholars
UT students received a total of 12 NEUP scholarship awards, which is double the number received by the next highest awarded university.